I found this attachment in my Kirby box from the 1930s but I doubt it belongs to a Kirby , lmk if you guys recognize the brand this belongs to ?
What vacuum does this attachment belong to ?
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bikerray
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That may be from a Scott & Fetzer Aer Rotor
huskyvacs
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I do find it really pretty whatever it is
I also think it belonged to an Aer-Rotor but can’t really confirm it . It’s in beautiful condition , very pretty color 
wish someone here had an aer-rotor …
wish someone here had an aer-rotor …
dysonman1
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They didn't sell Aer-Rotors so no one except the Kirby Company should have one.
I don't understand the comment that no Aer-Rotors were sold. If that's the case, then why did Kirby produce sales materials for that vacuum cleaner?
dysonman1
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If they really made 10,000 of them, someone other than the Kirby company would have one. When you make 10,000 of something, that means you have to sell 10,000 of something. The machine would've had to have been supported by the company in someway by parts. Other than the one sheet of printed sales material I've seen, that cleaner was never mentioned by anyone in the vacuum cleaner business. In the 1930s, many companies were refurbishing vacuum cleaners for sale either through dealers, or directly to the public. I have dozens and dozens of those catalogs, mentioning every known vacuum cleaner except This one. Which leads me to believe they were never sold.
They made about 15000 Eureka model 1s(like the ad, no wheels on the head, no front port) and no one seems to have one of those. There are a few model 2s floating around but thats a different story. Its possible something failed on the Aer Rotor in the majority of cases and they were thrown out or traded in for a new model.
huskyvacs
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From what many members on here said in the past - the WW2 scrap drives killed off many thousands of vacuum cleaners made before the start of the war. It's possible they have all been thrown away over the past decades to the point none survive (why it's important to never throw stuff away).
Also I wouldn't call the fact that brochures were printed as definitive proof. They have to print those up before the vacuums ship because it takes longer to print out and type up the manuals. They likely cancelled development mid-run and the manuals that were printed someone took home or had in their possession and they circulated from there and the vacuum never saw the light of day.
Also I wouldn't call the fact that brochures were printed as definitive proof. They have to print those up before the vacuums ship because it takes longer to print out and type up the manuals. They likely cancelled development mid-run and the manuals that were printed someone took home or had in their possession and they circulated from there and the vacuum never saw the light of day.
huskyvacs
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I just found this. It looks like Kirby HAS an Aer-Rotor in their private company museum.
Lol
In all fairness I think that Kirby Aer rotor posed more of an issue to the company bc it was a canister type vacuum and was way ahead if it’s time . In order to push the upright these became obsolete and Kirby distributors were most likely told to replace these units so none go back in the market . In other words this vacuum was destroyed by Kirby , recalled to destroy in todays terms . I believe very few are left out there .. the race to fine one has never ended for me .
In all fairness I think that Kirby Aer rotor posed more of an issue to the company bc it was a canister type vacuum and was way ahead if it’s time . In order to push the upright these became obsolete and Kirby distributors were most likely told to replace these units so none go back in the market . In other words this vacuum was destroyed by Kirby , recalled to destroy in todays terms . I believe very few are left out there .. the race to fine one has never ended for me .
bikerray
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the WW2 scrap drives
Funny, I don't remember the government having scrap drives for Bakelite, because the whole top assembly was Bakelite along with the upholstery tool.
I'm sure that all that Bakelite would have helped win the war.
Funny, I don't remember the government having scrap drives for Bakelite, because the whole top assembly was Bakelite along with the upholstery tool.
I'm sure that all that Bakelite would have helped win the war.
huskyvacs
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Bikerray, the entire housing, motor, etc is all metal. What other non-metal on it does not matter.
Also just so you know, the scrap drive was not just for metal, it was for anything that could be recycled and re-used in a wartime situation. Even old grease fat from your kitchen! No joke!
But really seeing as Kirby was a door to door sales company, they kept control over their own inventory, so realistically they likely recalled them all and stopped selling them outright.
Also just so you know, the scrap drive was not just for metal, it was for anything that could be recycled and re-used in a wartime situation. Even old grease fat from your kitchen! No joke!
But really seeing as Kirby was a door to door sales company, they kept control over their own inventory, so realistically they likely recalled them all and stopped selling them outright.
How
How in the world would you know they didn't scrap bakelite. It could be used to make a multitude of things. Its not like anyone on this board was alive during these drives.
I worked at a factory that made boat gas tanks, water tanks, search and rescue sleds, speaker boxes canopies for industrial equipment and quite a few other items.
The waste plastic off defective material was recycled and reused to make other plastic items.
Its logical that melting shiz to make other shiz Its highly probable.
How in the world would you know they didn't scrap bakelite. It could be used to make a multitude of things. Its not like anyone on this board was alive during these drives.
I worked at a factory that made boat gas tanks, water tanks, search and rescue sleds, speaker boxes canopies for industrial equipment and quite a few other items.
The waste plastic off defective material was recycled and reused to make other plastic items.
Its logical that melting shiz to make other shiz Its highly probable.
bikerray
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If you enlarge the flyer from Electrolux137 and look at the section Handsome in Appearance - Light in Weight, it even tells you that it's Bakelite.
Just in case here's what it says
Whenever possible the manufacture of the Aer-Rotor Sanitation System has utilized Bakelite to give the power unit of the System the additional advantages of light weight, ruggedness and beauty. As Bakelite is one of the strongest and most efficient non-conductors of electricity known, it's incorporation in the construction of the Aer-Rotor eliminates any possibility of electric shocks.
Just in case here's what it says
Whenever possible the manufacture of the Aer-Rotor Sanitation System has utilized Bakelite to give the power unit of the System the additional advantages of light weight, ruggedness and beauty. As Bakelite is one of the strongest and most efficient non-conductors of electricity known, it's incorporation in the construction of the Aer-Rotor eliminates any possibility of electric shocks.
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